New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-16
me WICKEDESI STORY YET.
WHAT A Bad NAN SAYS
ABOUT WHIINlY AND CID GEORGE JONES
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Wash"gto" D'spatca 10 me Cincinnati Conmere,a
MAsh.NGloN' oct There ID d Queer s,ory aHo4t
here among Nj whitney Acquaintance, "a. t. ito
uannoi III which Ma Mnliau G ~nItDel procured nIs
APPOINTMENT Inc sta.rhlr"t Nd, l.aIc al tho tnie
thai 4Ir Cleveland III. ended II d compliment to
MI I!"eh' and whitney "as icicped TO a, one oi tno
ga'a15 OF bright y0ahs po.tican- uhnrd Ia the III
den schO0I Cfoat Woo tho promises made fOI " INT
ny IL. uV ga La 20 tao cAP'ttat'p"' bd'tH upon
his alleged quclne7s anu busLtnrs- aud etaWAI
n.Ociscy. lie would a. III Lie Navy wat " Dan Man
h'nl va, " %" H. t"e IA aa"il Department Not o"Iy
would he RAISE the part ~ pubc c-timaiion by cor
rcolng ali the aDu-oo notOiOuoN cxl-tn. Ia the sol
ch"I, shi"ndH Duicau" updi ~ control a"d ~ max
ing me American Navy the PRIDE 81 TIE i,ep'bnc and
We lbs an' a. 10 euc"slhcn 4nd encourage mo
parry nsen aud PorPctuatc H. sDr ad ci'cic"oS. lao
"as 1" intlouucc tDc 81 llIon touch ios-oOth
About ths same time however. and while tire papers
we're hhed with thee runiUrs AMI forecasts OF htncy
and Mr George Jones. of The New lofk TImo>,
occurred Mr Cleveland wrote from Albany to Mr.
rendered during The campaign. acfnoIca Ine the con
vc,Ion that b., election wa due t. tho acvocd snp
pom 81 the luIrpc.0eIt Votcf- VI the country and IN
wiling Mr. Jones indicate IN which coul
tesb me- rsc,ical4, Il az by mere woro ami a-,ur-
ancc- H. -,n,c Of Obll- Ti- letter cXlnb-
ued then AID subsequently, and vas within limited
Nr Jones replied to tho President elects ei'uslon
Of gauue toy ,a ing III hs finest vein Of spartan III
coHurtbdiy that he Times waited nothing,
TIE Times had been inspired by the pUfc-t and most
unstIn~h sens" OI pubhc duty and Tho Times would
DO aDuudanty repaid by finding IN tnc Pc,drutr acts
the cXcL Publication of Those noble reform principles
which ms hal avOwcd during III" campI -. and which
The umc- had Advocated IN him
simultaneously with thi~ CORES ndcnco. which,
10y the way, closed at tho point just DESERT ed with
many expressions Of respect and confidence on either
side, "TL, Times mpic -cvc'd editorial references
Ia the report hdt whitney to be secretary of tho
Navy. These references were far from complimentary.
Sir whitney spoken Of, iuderd, with sOmctilng
yer, much kc contempt small Pc iirian Of no
lualodoroI. type a mrIr dispenser Of patronage aud
OF municipal sp"Is and a much ont of
place IN ClevCland'- reform scheme a a ward bum
nor would be In a tank directory. Whitney wrote
Mr. Jones. calling his attention 10 these injurious
references alleging their cruel injustice and lnPnlng
vii had done to merit such treatment at The has
of The fIr,,. Nj Jones wrote back. giving tho
usual elegant gun " abou inplvcrience young
men too brash WOul sro To II, &c SIM The us
IA aring references continued MI whitney
nson, were snoercd In the hest style of Mug
Wun.p scorn And again Mr. whitney wrote, tl,is
time with fcrNOr amounting 10 tears, lHlploilhg MI
Jones t. cab OIL hi Vel, llaSiu young men Ihch
MIR Jones who al Is had quarrel with whitney
and e." Gc~re 10 prosecute lin sa down ana "rnt' u
VERY pretty note indeed lie said he positively would
speak 10 hls boys and stop them. that he lad, a.
mailer OF fact. the gisare-t aCn ratOn for Whitney,
and regarded him hsvn. been specially created by
Providence Tor gr Of thr Navy. and hoped
he would let bygOne- be bygOnos. ere. and thon he
WHO small game fOi "Tbo Times anyhow,
aid whom Mr. Cleveland did not, OF
coulso, dream OF Appointing To his Cabi-
uet--ihe thing altogether TOO ridiculous.
But within twenty fOu hour MIR Gccrg Jone-'. let
Ter 10 Whitney In Mr.. tieveland'- hands, and Tho
latter anxious 10 CRAFTY Jonc and delighted with an
oppOrtunty to d. II IN 40 delicate way appointed
Tie gentleman whom Jones had written 10 IN such com
p nrutary fashion ard 10 sleep thar nght teinhB
himself that he hal made himself SOLID with the mug
vumps, anyhow 80, ,,,...u,. .,..,n.
men a. told part caro- dinner the other ngnt IN
New. York by a gentlemaa who Knows WHEREOF no
speaks.